The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-01-13
WASHINGTON T T /.
lFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. c.,
IAN 10 1897

semi-week1y MONDAY receptions;
there is an organized fight against
the confirmation of reformer Ben
edict, the new Public Printer; I'M
founded rumors of Cabinet chang
es continue to float through the
air, and there is a good deal of
talk about an extra session.
The Tariff question by no means
received a quietus in the recent
vote against discussing revenue
bills, and a number of plans were
spoken of for getting it up in Con-
gress yet before the close of the
session. When Hon. S. S. Cox
was asked what was now the para
mount question, before Congress,
he replied, "The Tariff unques-
tionably. Never since | have been
in Congress has the Tariff ques-
ton assumed such proportions"
He thinks a majority in the House
of Representatives would vote for
a reduction Of the tax of sugar.
The reason for sugar legislation is
that it is an element of life, abso-
lutely indispensable, almost as
much Of a necessity as bread it
self. The amount Of tax upon
that article through the Tariff can
easily be estimated by those who
choose to figure ON it.
Mr.. Cox will succeed MI. Hewitt
on the ways and means committee,
for the remainder of the session,
and it is thought that he intends
to take an aggressive part in try
ing to bring about a reduction Of
this session. 1t is said that he
has an idea of bringing about a
compromise by which enough
votes can be had to at least take
up the consideration of the Tariff
question.
In the Senate also it is said that
Senator Vest will soon introduce a
resolution asking Congress to take
some step that will bring about
the promised reduction of the sur
plus. 1t is understood that the
President is seriously urging the
matter, and that what both Sena-
tor Vest and Representative Cox
lido, will be done at his suggestion.
: The President has said hat unless
something was done, he would be
compelled to call an extra session
of the Fiftieth Congress shortly at
ter the expiration of this. The i'm
%pression grows daily that one may
| be called, and in that event the ap-
pointment of a successor to Colonel
Morrison as Chairman of the Ways
!, and Means Committee will soon
take place. The organization Of
the next Congress and the forma.
ton of its policy may begin as
this session ends.
: The persistency with which GER
tain newspaper correspondents
have tried to make President Cleve.
land a dangerously sick man is as
! ludicrous as are the attempts Of
: the same memorable pen drivers te
: break up Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet
: Rumors about Cabinet changes
that begin with the resignation
of Secretary Manning, follow with
the retirement of Secretary Bay
ard, and end with the displace
q ment of Attorney General Garland
find their way to Washington from
a distance every two or three weeks
. and are as often denied. The lates'
gossip makes Ex-Governor Hoadly
t of Ohio, the successor of both Mes
! sers. Manning and Garland.
Congress goes on adding to thu
5 1900 bills already ON the calen
t dar, piling up new batch every
week, just as if its life were going
$ to last forever. A large number
of bills have been introduced pro
viding for agricultural experiment
stations in the different states, anc
4 although nothing has yet beer
done for them, bills of the same
kind continue to be presented.
Mr.. Real, Of New York, who il
! the President of the American Dali
6 ry Association, is here for the pur
-pose of promoting agricultural in
l ~terests in Congress. The three
pending measures that the Asso
citation is most anxious to hav'
passed are the Department of Ag
riculture bill, the Animal Industry
:, bill, and the bill for Agricultural
. Experiment Stations. MI. Real
S holds that the Oleomargarine bill
has already proved itself to be tn
most useful piece of Legislation
ever enacted by Congress in tn
. interests of agriculture. 1t is stat
ed that the law has so far savet
over 100000 to the dairy fa1
mers of New York state alone.
u The Senate is wrestling with tn
t Interstate Commerce bill now, an,
/ it is said Senator Evarts intend
e opposing it on the ground that i
violates, in some way, the Treat.
; Of Washington. Recently, in
n group of Senators, which was dis
IS ~cussing their associates in the Up
per House, it was asked why tn
y able VIM. M. Evarts had mad
such little impression in the Sen
. ate. He had expressed no pos
'e tive opinion on any importan
l. question since he enteredit. "Al
Mr.. Evarts has been engaged a.
"a his life in cases where he was pal
by a retainer to form his opinio
70 on one side or the other" was tn
reply: "There is nothing of thu
kind in the Senate and consequen
% ly he is not at home there" JUN
lie Dayton Democrat: The pc,
Il pie of the United States will stan
or souarely behind each and ever